Wizard of Odd - ibm360-370:how-tos 💠Laissez Les Bon Code Roulez💠 https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ 2026-05-21T17:52:48+00:00 Wizard of Odd https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ https://codex.sjzoppi.com/_media/logo.png text/html 2020-12-27T03:23:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) VM/370 - 3380 Host System Setup https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ibm360-370:how-tos:3380_preparation_i?rev=1609039383&do=diff VM/370 - 3380 Host System Setup Preparation I This is intended to be a case-study (for those who are new to VM/370) in How Things Work through the use of a practical systems programming activity: Installing and migrating to new hardware. * Read text/html 2020-12-23T14:53:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) How-Tos and Recipes https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ibm360-370:how-tos:start?rev=1608735197&do=diff How-Tos and Recipes These are the general release containers serving as 'starting points' for the corresponding environments. how-tos index text/html 2022-05-08T20:17:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Transfer To Wiki https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ibm360-370:how-tos:transfer.to.wiki?rev=1652041055&do=diff Transfer To Wiki Pseudo-Procedure Extract Files from Distribution * Load original Distribution * Dump the contents to HET using $VMFDUMP * Unpack the contents to the Filesystem using VMFPLC2 Case Study Resulting Filesystem text/html 2020-12-29T14:22:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) VMFPLC2 Case Study https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ibm360-370:how-tos:vmfplc2?rev=1609251720&do=diff VMFPLC2 Case Study One of the biggest limitations of working with VM/370 under hercules is the asymmetry in how CMS stores files, and how modern operating systems store files. The namespace disparities present some hurdles in taking a 'host viewable' backup of the system. text/html 2024-10-05T00:34:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Hercules (Hyperion) https://codex.sjzoppi.com/ibm360-370:how-tos:winbuild_hercules?rev=1728088468&do=diff Hercules (Hyperion) The emulator needed to run IBM mainframe bits is called “Hercules” and has gone through a LOT of evolution through the many years of its existence. The primary maintainer of the current version is David Trout (a.k.a. “Fish”) of SoftDev Labs.